Azerbaijan’s state energy company SOCAR is ready to supply liquefied ​natural gas to Pakistan as soon ‌as it receives a request from Islamabad, the company told Reuters on Tuesday, ​as Pakistan seeks spot cargoes to ​ease a growing energy shortfall.

SOCAR said a ⁠framework agreement signed in 2025 ​between SOCAR Trading and Pakistan LNG allows ​the Pakistani buyer to purchase LNG cargoes directly under an accelerated procedure.

“SOCAR is ready to ​provide LNG to Pakistan as ​soon as PLL submits a corresponding request,” the ‌company ⁠said in response to Reuters questions.

SOCAR did not say whether such a request had already been made, when a ​first delivery ​could ⁠take place, or whose LNG would be supplied under the ​agreement.

Pakistan, which relies heavily on ​gas ⁠for its energy needs, remains vulnerable to declining domestic production and swings ⁠in ​global LNG prices amid ​the supply disruptions related to the war with Iran.